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( 28420 51444; www.kastromyrtos.gr ; studio €40-55; ) Kastro's modern and
spotless studios and apartments are set in a dreamy garden wrapped around a huge pool
with a bar.
Katerina CRETAN $$$
( 6948325739; mains €5.50-19.50; lunch & dinner) Your tastebuds will do somersaults at
Katerina, where Yiannis is the kind of chef that puts a creative mark on even the most
classic dishes. Don't overdose on the homemade bread that accompanies the free appet-
iser to enjoy such flavour-bombs as the aromatic lamb kleftiko , the ouzo-flambeed
saganaki (fried cheese) and the gooey chocolate cake. Foodies might also be interested in
Yiannis' herb-collecting tours and cooking courses .
Platanos CRETAN $
(mains €5-12; 11am-late; ) Beneath a giant plane tree, tourist-geared Platanos is a fo-
cus of village social life and has live music on many summer evenings. It offers reliable
Cretan staples.
Getting There & Away
Seven daily buses go from Ierapetra to Myrtos (€2.20, 20 minutes).
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Lasithi PlateauΟροπέδιο Λασιθίου
The tranquil Lasithi Plateau, 900m above sea level, is a vast expanse of green fields in-
terspersed with almond trees and orchards. It's really more of a plain than a plateau, sit-
ting as it does in a huge depression amid the rock-studded mountains of the Dikti range.
Lasithi would have been a stunning sight in the 17th century when it was dotted with
some 20,000 windmills with white canvas sails, which the Venetians built for irrigation
purposes. The few that remain are an iconic (and much photographed) sight.
Tzermiado Τζερμιάδο
The largest of Lasithi's 20 villages, Tzermiado (dzer-mee-ah-do) is still a bucolic place.
Taverna Kourites ( www.kourites.eu ; mains €7.50-10.50) does a brisk lunchtime business
with coaches full of day-trippers. At other times, it's a large and peaceful spot where
menu options include top-notch lamb and suckling pig roasted in a wood-fired oven.
 
 
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